Ludicrous sterotyping of foreigners.

there's people here(and i mean in america) that can't pick out the states of the union let alone where france is.. and it's pretty bad not to even know your own country. it's a bad habit some do unfortunetly here.outside of confines (such as what britney's doing this week-thanks to media crap)they don't pay attention to anything else. i love talking to people from other countries myself.it's interesting to see what's really going on in the world outside of what's on the telly,because it's usually inaccurate. a good friend of mine from canada sent me this thing once-it was a parody of american speech and mannerisms as seen by them,and i almost peed myself laughing at it.another viewpoint is refreshing

eats the biscuit and ponders what this is all about... Who would do such a thing? Isn't that like only reporting the news of whats happening ONLY in a 5 mile radius of ones home? damn boring news round these parts, u ask me... Could you give me a clue who it was?

very tacky INDEDD. I guess everyone has people in their country like this but that doesn't mean we have to be proud of them. Please pm me w/the name. Hope u are having a great sunday u ol' foriegner.

You mean Paris isn't in Africa? I sure how that people from India don't eat their neighbors! I will gladly admit that I really don't keep up with currency exchange rates as I don't travel outside of the US and the politics of other countries are sorta confusing as I said the other day to another member. It's not that I am not interested in them but, they are confusing, such as, why does Iran have a president with a boss? And, why does England have a Queen and a Prime Minister? But, I would like to add, I can find most countries on the map as well as most major cities. I know where the oceans are, even the ones that don't border the US and I can actually give you a general idea of where major seas are

actually i have to disagree with you on this one. personally i only wish to hear from people who live in the same village i do and know what i am talking about when i say mr bunn the baker is a dreadful man who overcharges for buns. people from the village down the road do not understand what i am talking about and i have no interest in conversing with them.

I lived in the USA for a while and although I have nothing against Americans and have made some awesome American friends, I think that they are narrow minded as a whole when it comes to hearing about things from outside their boundaries. I blame the media there for this. When I was there I saw nothing about anything that was going on outside of the USA. Back then, there was not easy access to the internet like now, so it is changing now I think, but it will take time for them to become more open minded toward learning about the rest of the world. I am from Australia and I met one guy who thought that Australia was the same size as California and he could not believe it when I said that our country was similar in size to the whole USA with only 20 million people! I met another who did not realise that we had our summer at Christmas time when it was their winter. They thought the whole world had the same seasons at the same time! And he was in his late twenties! But I do love the USA. I have fond memories of my time there and will return some day!

This is quite old news thea. I have read a number of responses from some of our American friends that they would like to respond only with people of their own country. At least they are okay, because they openly say so. The fact is that some of our European friends do not even bother to reply to any of the responses sent by us poor Indians. Probably thinks that Paris is a country in Africa and everyone in India eats their neigbours.Is it how people think of India and Indians.

Last I knew we all put our britches on the same....makes us all pretty much alike...even if we don't speak the same languages etc...small minded. That's what they are....if they opened their minds to all the possibilites just think how enriched their lives would be.

Did you know that there are 23 cities named Paris in the US? Yep, you can visit a different Paris 23 times and never leave the country. Yes, I have noticed the attitude. Not only not interested in other cultures or languages, but also an anti-intellectual attitude among some people in this country. I myself love talking with people from all over and I'm very happy that the internet has given me the opportunity to do so.

Well I've lived all over the good ole' USA and I've seen it all! There are many there who've never been out of the state in which they live! It's a free country to travel but some are stuck in the hometown syndrome, I really think they're affraid to leave the cocoon in which they live, it kinda goes back to leaving the womb after 9 months! But most are good people they're just ignorant that they don't live in the center of the universe! I feel sorry for most of them! As far as carrying on here in this global forum it's a challenge at times trying to figure what some people are trying to say! The only problem I have is learning the meaning of "Learnt" my spell check won't accept it! The revised, tdemex

Well I am a foreigner too. So 'w'appen and oo a dis oono?'. A mek mi no' A rough translation is " So what happened to you? Did someone direspect you? Please tell who did it. 'Mi a sen mi bredren den' I will send my friends to assist you. Walks off singing: If you're ever up a tree the send for me....

that is a very common thing...americans think they know everything and what they don't know is irrelevant. not only that...they arrogantly justify themselves. i guess their knowledge of international affairs is limited to watching Russia from the beaches of Alaska (Sarah Palin style!!). btw - i didn't know my neighbors were edible....could have saved me from purchasing food..!!!...

i think i am ashamed of the ignorant fools that traverse this country claiming that america is the only country with real humans in it and seem to think anyone from outside is second class scum. they make me so angry .

Hi thea, well, I'm American and accepted your invitation to respond, unfortunately because you are a "foreigner" I can not relate to your discussion....JUST kidding. I am constantly amazed by the preconceived views people, Americans, people, "foreigners", people, aliens, people have and how they do very little to challenge themselves in learning that their notions are not always correct, if ever correct. I am not sure who you are referring to but its besides the point that it may be across the board but only this individual expressed it. I saw a question sometime last week in reference to a deficiency of vision due to the shape of eyes from individuals that have that ethnic shape...I couldn't even begin to express the wonderment of how people actually think sometimes. Live and let live right? If one wants to go to their afterlife in total ignorance who are we to deny them that loss?

The problem for me is understanding the foreigners and some of the incessant drivel posted, although that most certainly happens with all people. I take offense to your stereotyping our stereotypes though lol

I have no problem with anyone who isn't from the USA. As long as I have an interest in their conversations I will reply no matter where they from. And I'll request their friendship on MyLot if I really enjoy their posts or appear to have some common elements n our lives.

Well it also takes the cake!! Um, yes, we have a sterotypical name in the US for those very kinds of Americans, but I will not post it. As long as it wasn't I who said it!! I hate that kind of thing with a passion. I love love love meeting people here from other countries and learning of their ways and culture. Karen

Hello, Thea. I have recently been naturalised into the wonderful nationality of Phuckalltherestofthem, and as such from now on I will only speak to people who embrace this culture. You don't have to be born that way - we are not an intolerant nation - but you have to show proof that you have applied for citizenship. If not, I'm sorry, but I just can't converse with you any more.

...Hi thea, Well American I am, but this only leads one to believe that the person in question is one who probably never did his or her homework in school, never bothers to read a book, never participates in any kind of discussion which calls for a serious contemplation beyond comic books, in other words a very, very lazy minded individual who wants to be spoon fed everything he or she has to decipher. It's a sad state of affairs when one opens one's mouth and removes all doubt that they are ignorant of brain. Have a good day.

I certainly hope that is not the case, because that stereotype is quite frightening. Having said that, this stereotype of American's is quite widespread outside the US. Particularly, in the UK and in Australia. Despite the technical superiority of the US, Australian's and the British when ask to give a snapshot of the average American, think of a medium to short, bold, overweight man named 'chuck'. Chuck resides in Texas or Alabama, who drives a Ford F250 pick up truck and is not familiar with any geography outside the State to which Chuck resides in let alone the Federal border. So, despite American's having a warped vision of what foreigners eat, live, commute etc etc, the world has formed quite a degrading stereotype of the average American. Now, we know all American's aren't like Chuck, and nor are foreigners. This is the fallacy that is the forming of stereotypes. They say "assumptions make fools of us both," but stereotypes make fulls of us all.